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Trump Invites Philippines’ Duterte To White House In ‘friendly’ Call

US President Donald Trump on Saturday invited his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte to Washington in a "friendly"...

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Trump Invites Philippines’ Duterte To Washington

US President Donald Trump invited his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte to Washington in a "friendly" call in...

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Southeast Asia Faces ‘massive’ Drugs Menace

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned Southeast Asian leaders Saturday they were facing a "massive" illegal drug...

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All Eyes On Philippines’ Gum-Chewing, Cursing Duterte

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte hosts Southeast Asian leaders this week, and there is much interest in how the...

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Philippines’ Duterte Curses New York Times Over Drug Criticism

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday called the New York Times an "asshole" and rejected fresh criticism of...

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Philippines’ Duterte Says Helpless Against China

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday there was no point protesting Chinese artificial island building in...

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Philippines’ Duterte Tours Russian Warship

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte toured a visiting Russian warship on Friday for the second time in barely four...

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Philippine President Tells Unemployed To Kill Drug Addicts

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has some career advice for the almost 40 million Filipinos currently...

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Qatar and Philippines Sign ‘$200m Contracts’

Qatar and the Philippines have signed trade agreements worth $200 million during the final leg of President Rodrigo...

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Philippine’s Duterte Pulls Back From Spratlys Flag Vow

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday pulled back from a vow to place his country's flag on an island in...

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Philippine’s Duterte Starts Gulf Tour

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrived Monday night in Saudi Arabia, where economic troubles forced the...

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Philippine Military To Upgrade Island Facilities, Not Launch Land Grab

The Philippines' military said Friday that it plans to upgrade and improve facilities on islands it already occupies in...

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Philippines’ Duterte Threatens Top Newspaper, Broadcaster

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday described two major media outlets as "sons of whores" and warned them...

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Philippines, China To Hold Direct Talks On Sea Row

China and the Philippines will hold direct talks on their maritime dispute in May, Filipino officials said Wednesday,...

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Philippines Complains Drug War Reports Hurting Tourism

The Philippines tourism secretary urged the media Wednesday to "tone down" coverage of President Rodrigo Duterte's...

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Philippines’ Duterte Calls European Critics ‘crazies’

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has described European lawmakers as "crazies" in a salty-tongued rebuttal to...

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Philippine Lawmaker Calls For Duterte’s Impeachment

An opposition lawmaker filed an impeachment complaint in the Philippine Congress on Thursday against President Rodrigo...

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Philippine Vice President Slams Drug War

Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo said Wednesday the nation's drug war had left Filipinos feeling "hopeless and...

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Philippines’ Duterte Sorry For Dead German Hostage

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologised on Tuesday for failing to save an elderly German hostage who was...